| Year: | 1988 |
| Team: | Virginia Cavaliers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 7–4 |
| Conf Record: | 5–2 |
| Head Coach: | George Welsh |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Off Coach: | Gary Tranquill |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Frank Spaziani |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Captain: | Roy Brown, David Griggs, Jeff Lageman |
| Stadium: | Scott Stadium |
The 1988 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by seventh-year head coach George Welsh and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second.